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Natalie Shirinian
Natalie Elizabeth Shirinian (born Jan 6, 1982) is a first generation American Armenian writer, director, producer, actress, entrepreneur, and journalist. Shirinian has been featured in InStyle’s February 2020 Badass Women Issue, Vogue, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, The NY Times, Interview Magazine, AnOther Magazine, The Coveteur, and many more reputable media outlets.

Shirinian first garnered attention as a SAG-AFTRA actress appearing in national television commercials, and various television shows and films. Followed by her work as a journalist, starting up her creative agency NES CREATIVE, and her debut documentary film, INTERIOR MOTIVES where she captured the connection between fashion and design through the perspectives of industry leaders like Michele Lamy, Maria Cornejo, and Tommy Hilfiger, amongst other influencers and icons. On the film festival circuit, it has won “Best Short Documentary” at the 2019 Berlin Short Film Festival and at the 2018 IFS Los Angeles Film Festival. It has received the “Award of Excellence” from the Best In Shorts Competition, was semi - finalist at the 2019 DUMBO Film Festival, and was accepted into the Academy Award qualifying FLICKERS Rhode Island International Film Festival. Interior Motives was a featured double screening as part of Neuehouse’s FRIEZE LA 2020 select film programming and included on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Must See” List. It continues to make the film festival rounds in 2021, set to stream at the Architecture Art and Design Film Festival during Palm Springs Modernism week. Interior Motive has been inducted into the permanent library of RISD.

Natalie's latest film, PAREV MAMA (Hello Mother), is the filmmaker's first narrative short film inspired by her life where she wrote, directed, and acted in. It follows a first-generation Armenian American LGBTQ+ 30 year old woman conflicted by her sexuality and the traditions and expectations of her culture, and Mother. The film is set to debut and screen during 2021 film festival season. Natalie Shirinian is also the creator/curator of Femme on Feast, a digital magazine documenting her adventures as a queer femme feasting on food and travel.

EarlyLife
Natalie Elizabeth Shirinian was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She is an only child and of Egyptian Armenian descent. Shirinian has resided in Los Angeles until she moved to New York City with her wife in 2016 where they were instantly featured in David Yurman’s Valentine’s Day couples campaign, along with Interview Germany’s “Ones to watch.”

Personal Life
In 2013 Shirinian met writer and author Elizabeth Baudouin, they married on August 29, 2018 at the Beverly Hills Courthouse.

OtherWork

 * NES CREATIVE
 * NES FILMS FEMME ON FEAST
 * JOURNALISM

Filmography

 * INTERIOR MOTIVES
 * PAREV MAMA

Award/Nominations

 * Judge for the reputable Archiproduct Design Awards - https://awards.archiproducts.com/team/natalie-shirinian/
 * Lectured at FIT for the menswear class and spoke about Interior Motives

Campaigns

 * https://shop.alejandraalonsorojas.com/collections/elisabeth-and-natalie
 * https://www.vogue.com/article/alejandra-alonso-rojas-december-2020-capsule
 * https://getmaude.com/blogs/themaudern/natalie-elizabeth

Journalism

 * Soma Magazine - http://www.somamagazine.com/tag/natalie-shirinian/
 * Huffington Post - https://www.huffpost.com/author/natalie-shirinian
 * Vogue - https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/salone-del-mobile-milan-2017-photos